Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-01-13
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Z 2.N O'CLOCK tnle morning. ynosEG
was sounded, first BY the sWlfch y
and afterwards BY the nre bell, . 3
Continental Hose company husrlet
& Scene without delay. The fun 9
: long one, the flames had mads o.
!. able headway before they asriyed.
i flames spread until the entire rooE
!, flooring Of the machine shops s(
j were destroyed, but they were pnf +,
time to save the portion Of tho r0ok co
ing the blacksmith shops. The
brick walls are still standing. hcS 4
When the fire was discovered tie - = = J
in the yards were put to work draM
out the 'desd'' engines from IL
house, but fortunately the latter eGc
without damage.
In the machine shops were three "
gines, being repaired one of them bol14
a passenger engine which wAs 49,
completed; all the costly machllJs
boilers, lathes, tools. elc., etc. ,all 81 tl
latest improved patents. These wss
ruined, and it is doubtful il any %
can be used again.
| THE LOSS asSSA sSg
on the engines alone is estimated q o1o
600, and that on machinery, tools.
together with the damage TO the build
will probably swell the loss TO 912t -
$13O, ,OOO,-all OF which Is coverod
blanket insurance. SSs
Nothing is known as to the origin
the fire. Some Six or eight mon Wego
work IN the round house at the tl1ne,
it IS said that when the fire wss drlt
covered, almost the entire ipside, ~
portion of the roof, was ablazs. There ~
are various conjectures. g. but only
jectures-anr nothing positive i knoN
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Jan. u Mary H.
Ian, aged thirty, ended 3 forty-two
fast at the City hospital this moFnine
dying. Five years ago she was ~
known milliner in West Market u s
and did good business. She had q
from Philadelphia with small iak11
tance left her by her father, hut ~ III
unfortunate speculation she va lett alos
in the world without money and WitAoMS
friends. When she found her little cap1ss
tai swept away. she became diahealte
and went rapidly to the bad. One
ago she was sent to she work house - SN
common drunkard. SIX weeks ago ~ q
was recovering from big spree and
refused to partake OF any food. A1to
fourteen days Of fasting the workhos
officials sent her to the hospital, but - a
would not eat. ssss
BISMARCK, Jan. II The housecoa
pleted organization by electlng g.
Eskins, chief clerk, and Major Hamiltoa,
of Gland Forks, first assistant; w. Cone,
bill clerk; O.. &. Bullard, enrolling clssk
and other minor officers.
Gov. Pierce delivered his last message
to the legislature. It was mastsrly
effort, the concluding portion Of which
created something Of ripple. The doc
ument is aslong one, but was listened q 81
with marked attention.
A banquet was gwen to Gov. Church
and was attended by the members Of tho
leglslat ature and the leading citizens Of the
city. The governor seems to be gaining
favor every day.
ENoN VALLEY, Pa, Jan. 13.-Robert
McGeorge, drover who is known o
keep much money on his person and In
his house, went out of his house to milk
his cows at 6p. m. yesterday. Imme-
diately afterward three masked men en-
tered the house with drawn revolvers,
and by threatening to kill Mrs. McGeorge
and her two children, restrained them
from making an outcry. McGeorge re-
entered the house IN time to prevent .
search by the robbers, who, on seeing
him, opened fire and dangerously
wounded him in the breast and head.
The authorities were at once notified. and
are at present making every fort to sp- B
prehend the guilty parties.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12-Three men In n ~
sleigh tonight, drove up to P. Wonder
heidt's jewelry store on Ogden avenue,
and while one of the trio deity slipped
piece of gas pipe through the door han-s
dies, preventing egress, the other Two
smashed in the show windows and grab
bed two trays of gold watches. Von-
derheidt, shut in by the gas pipe bar
jumped out hcsdlong through the glass
PARTITION of the door, Before he could
pick himself up, the thieves were in Tho
cutter and away. The jewelers. los =
81 500.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-An Atchtson, Kan.s
special says wreck occurred on the
Omeha extension Of the Missouri Pacific
railway about midnight last night neaf
Dunbar, Nebraska. James Dewitt 49,
engineer, of this city, lost his life, -
several others on the train were more 9 @
less seriously injured. Dewitt -
buried beneath the engine and hofnbly
crushed. The damage to cars ana ma.
chinery was heavy.
BERLIN, Jan. 12.-Prince Bismarck
said to have become passionate when 70
ferrins to France in his speech before ~
relchstag yesterday, and was apparently
indifferent as TO what impression hi
words were likely to make. There vs. #
marked change in his reference to kus-
sia. Every word he uttered showed HI
anxiety not to offend or make her su1
clous. ss.
The fame Of 1lev B 3 Taylssso 1ooe &
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